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Man, grandson reel in 2 sniper rifles magnet fishing near Miami
AP ^ | Feb. 1, 2022

Posted on 02/02/2022 8:09:49 AM PST by PROCON

MIAMI — A man and his 11-year-old grandson found a little more than they were looking for during a weekend fishing trip. The pair pulled two .50-caliber Barrett sniper rifles out of a canal near Miami.

Duane Smith told the Miami Herald he saw a YouTube video on magnet fishing and decided to give it a try on Sunday. They dropped a 5-pound magnet in the C-102 canal in southern Miami-Dade County.

(Excerpt) Read more at oregonlive.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Local News; Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: 50caliber; banglist; barrett; c102canal; florida; magnetfishing; miami; sniperrifle; tragicboataccident
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To: BBQToadRibs2

well done


81 posted on 02/02/2022 9:15:04 AM PST by Thud
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To: Dead Corpse

“Insults now.”

LOL! Look in the mirror, troll.


82 posted on 02/02/2022 9:16:05 AM PST by TexasGator (UF)
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To: Larry Lucido

83 posted on 02/02/2022 9:17:03 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: TexasGator

This is why we are losing the war against the Left. Instead of rolling back unConstitutional laws and idiotic regulations...

We argue minutia...

I’ll leave you too it. I have better things to do today.


84 posted on 02/02/2022 9:17:09 AM PST by Dead Corpse (A Psalm in napalm...)
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To: oil_dude

The answer is yes.

And here is a poor boy version of 50BMG. They even make a 20 mm version.

http://www.anzioironworks.com/


85 posted on 02/02/2022 9:18:56 AM PST by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: Dead Corpse

“We argue minutia...”

Not minutia if you are caught.


86 posted on 02/02/2022 9:19:24 AM PST by TexasGator (UF)
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To: PROCON

Wow! They really did fall out of the boat.


87 posted on 02/02/2022 9:27:30 AM PST by katana
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To: oil_dude

Anzio 50BMG rifle hunting.

http://www.anzioironworks.com/Anzio-Hunting-Photos.htm


88 posted on 02/02/2022 9:27:58 AM PST by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: wardaddy

“Why is it against the law?”

Politicians long ago decided removing serial numbers from guns was a no-no.


89 posted on 02/02/2022 9:28:54 AM PST by TexasGator (UF)
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To: PROCON
"Detective Christopher Thomas told the Herald it will likely take the department a while to determine if the weapons were used in a crime."

Why will it take a while to figure out if they were used in a crime? How many crimes have been committed with a .50 cal? I doubt anyone robbed a convenience store carrying one of these.

"It looked like it was something that someone would want to come back for”

And now the person who hid them knows who found them and turned them in. I'm guessing he's not happy. Best to turn them in quietly and stay out of the news.

90 posted on 02/02/2022 9:29:50 AM PST by alephnull (Islam is not a religion of peace. It is a cult of death.)
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To: ClearCase_guy

You might be on to something, Tennessee, but work on the rhymes.


91 posted on 02/02/2022 9:32:58 AM PST by Rinnwald
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To: alephnull

“And now the person who hid them knows who found them “

The dude that hid them is going to go to the station and ask who turned in his illegal guns?


92 posted on 02/02/2022 9:33:18 AM PST by TexasGator (UF)
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To: Texas Fossil

I like the 5th pic in your link with the recoil mark between the eyes.


93 posted on 02/02/2022 9:34:05 AM PST by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken tfahat's for sure.)
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To: Deaf Smith

As far as I know, the 50 is legal in Florida, only illegal in Kommiefornia.
I know of no fed law that prohibits them.


94 posted on 02/02/2022 9:37:40 AM PST by Highest Authority (DemonRats are pure EVIL)
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To: Red Badger

Why on earth would these guys announce the find? Free 50’s, and now ATF will probably raid them at dawn.


95 posted on 02/02/2022 9:38:42 AM PST by DPMD ( )
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To: Qui is
“The Barretts had so much mass,” Smith, 61, said. “The magnet went straight to them.”

Sounds like you’ll need gravity magnets.

96 posted on 02/02/2022 9:40:50 AM PST by gundog ( It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: PROCON

should have just said nothing...

people need to SSS.

shoot. shovel. shutup.


97 posted on 02/02/2022 9:43:12 AM PST by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world or something )
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To: Highest Authority
Serial numbers removed.

Gives ileagal status to the firearms and any one who possesses them.

Federal jail time felony.

98 posted on 02/02/2022 9:43:13 AM PST by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken tfahat's for sure.)
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To: Deaf Smith

Obviously. But the 50 cal is legal. No different than buying a Ruger .22.


99 posted on 02/02/2022 9:46:06 AM PST by Highest Authority (DemonRats are pure EVIL)
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To: teeman8r

“should have just said nothing...”

What do you do with two rifles that are illegal to possess?


100 posted on 02/02/2022 9:48:52 AM PST by TexasGator (UF)
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